Badrinath & Hemkund Heli Service 2024

About Helicopter Booking Services for Badrinath & Hemkund Yatra

An exciting news for people who are planning to go on a spiritual journey to Chardham via Helicopter as the government has started doing all the preparation for a safe and secure journey and making the Chardham Yatra of 2024 a success. The Civil Aviation Department is also on full speed to look after the smooth functioning of the Heli services as the doors for the Gangotri, Yamunotri and Kedarnath Dham will begin from May 10, 2024.

Badrinath Temple Opening Date - 12 May 2024

Hemkund Sahib Opening Date - 25 May 2024

Helicopter Services for Badrinath Dham

Every year helicopter services are operated from Kedarnath and Hemkund but for the first time, heli services for Badrinath are going to start from 12th May which is a great initiative by the Government and Civil Aviation Department. The initiative was taken by Chief Executive Officer C. Ravi Shankar of the Civil Aviation Department by obtaining permission from the Badri-Kedar Temple Committee and Gurudwara Hemkund Sahib Trust. The Badrinath Yatra by Helicopter will be a great benefit for people with medical issues as the route is quite challenging for the Yatra and devotees can also start arranging for the important documents to carry along.

For the Badrinath Dham Yatra, the helicopter online booking will start on April 10, 2024. For the last few months, the Civil Aviation Department has been preparing safety rules and regulations which will provide benefits to people booking for Badrinath Helicopter tours. The helicopter service operation will be available for three hours a day and the ride will start from Gauchar to Badrinath Temple. For reaching the Badrinath Dham the helicopter ticket prices have been decided to be INR 3960 for one way as a base price, the GST and IRCTC fees will have to be paid additionally.

Helicopter Services for Hemkund Sahib

The Hemkund Sahib is a holy site for Sikhs which is situated at an altitude of 4,329 metres and the heli services for Hemkund Sahib will start from May 25, 2024. The helicopter service operation is available from Govindghat to Govind Dham, also known as Ghangaria. The journey takes around 6 kilometres to reach the Hemkund Sahib Gurudwara. The Hemkund tour by helicopter will take a minimum of 8-10 minutes which makes the tour hassle free. The Hemkund Sahib helicopter ticket prices for the year 2024 have been fixed at a base price of 5560 INR in two ways as the prices for helicopter services have increased by 5 per cent since last year. The GST and IRCTC booking fees will also have to be paid additionally with the base fare.

Ticket Prices for Badrinath and Hemkund Sahib Helicopter Services

A single operator will offer heli services to both Hemkund Sahib and Badrinath Dham and the routes and prices have already been determined by the Civil Aviation Department and the Uttarakhand Government. The GST and IRCTC platform fees will be charged separately from the base fare.